Artwork by Irene Brady
Bear Lokta Card
$5.00 – $8.00
- Our images are set in a frame on this beautiful, handmade paper from the Nepalese Lokta shrub.
- This tree-free paper is both environmentally friendly and sustainably harvested, providing a market for cottage industries that are Fair-Trade Certified.
- Each card comes with an envelope and is packaged individually.
- Cards are blank on the inside and have a great story on the reverse side about the picture on the front.
- Handmade cards are not available for wholesale pricing.
Back of Card DESCRIPTION
This uniquely American bear is primarily nocturnal, but may also be seen during the day. They are generally solitary, except during the breeding season. A litter of 1-5 cubs are born in January-February, usually every other year.
Although bears are classified as carnivores, most of their diet consists of vegetation, including twigs, buds, leaves, nuts, roots, various fruits, berries and newly sprouted plants. In spring they may peel off tree bark to get at the inner cambium. Bears tear apart rotting logs for insects. Small to medium-sized mammals are also eaten. A powerful swimmer, they also readily catch fish. A bear’s walk is clumsy, but it can attain speeds of over 30 mph. They climb trees readily, either for protection or food.
The bear is a powerful symbol among Native Americans, appearing throughout mythology and legends. They teach us to awaken the power of the unconscious.
artwork by Irene Brady © 2003
text by Steve Sierigk
